Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Selhurst Park
Kick-off time: 12pm GMT
Chelsea are aiming to keep hold of fourth place in the table as they head to south London to face Crystal Palace today.
Eden Hazard's brace sank Watford on Boxing Day to send Maurizio Sarri's Blues into the Champions League qualification places with half the season gone - and the Gunners' 5-1 defeat at Liverpool means Chelsea can extend the gap to five points.
As for Palace, Roy Hodgson's Eagles have climbed to 14th with seven points from their last three games, and a 3-2 win at champions Manchester City will serve as a warning for this London derby.
Team news and line-ups
Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Schlupp, Townsend, Zaha
Subs: Ward, Dann, Meyer, Hennessey, Ayew, Wickham, Puncheon
Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Willian, Giroud, Hazard
Subs: Caballero, Kovacic, Zappacosta, Christensen, Morata, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Score prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
Today's result will largely depend on which Palace side show up. The Eagles have drawn with Arsenal and Manchester United this term along with beating champions Manchester City away before Christmas, but their home form has been disappointing with nine points from nine games and just five goals scored.
If Hazard is on form once again then there is little Palace can do to stop him, but the Belgian will need a little more help from his team-mates on Sunday if Chelsea are to hold onto their top four spot.
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Match odds
- Palace to win: 9/2
- Draw: 3/1
- Chelsea to win: 4/6
First goalscorer odds
- Eden Hazard: 9/2
- Wilfried Zaha: 9/1
- Willian: 13/2
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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea tickets
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TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can follow all the action with analysis from Standard Sport correspondent James Benge LIVE at Selhurst Park.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The London rivals have met 19 times in the Premier League: Palace have won four times, Chelsea 13, and the sides have drawn twice.
Chelsea beat Palace 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in the reverse fixture in November, but the Eagles beat the Blues 2-1 at Selhurst Park last season.
